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Sean Rodriguez went 0-for-3 with two strikeouts in the loss to the Brewers on Monday.

The Pirates are playing Rodriguez quite a bit, even though he's yet to show anything to suggest he's capable of helping this year. He's 12-for-74 with 29 strikeouts since coming over from the Braves. Of course, he was originally expected to miss the entire season after suffering multiple injuries in a car accident, so it's impressive that he's playing at all. He's not helping, though. Sep 18 - 10:31 PM

Sean Rodriguez rejoined the Pirates in epic fashion on Sunday, clubbing a walk-off home run in the 12th inning to beat the Padres 5-4.

Rodriguez, who spent the previous two seasons in Pittsburgh, was re-acquired from the Braves on Saturday. He entered Sunday's game as a defensive replacement then became the hero in his second at-bat. On the season, he's hitting just .179/.333/.436 with three homers and four RBI in his first 49 plate appearances. Aug 6 - 6:05 PM

Rodriguez was claimed off waivers by the Braves which allowed them the exclusive rights to work out a deal with the Pirates. Rodriguez returns to Pittsburgh where he had considerable success as a utility player during the 2015-2016 seasons. Aug 5 - 2:32 PM

Mark Bowman of MLB.com reports that the Pirates have acquired Sean Rodriguez from the Braves in exchange for a catching prospect.

Rodriguez, who missed most of the season due to a shoulder injury sustained in a car accident, has appeared in just 15 games for the Braves. In that time, he slashed .162/.326/.351 with two homers and three RBI in 47 plate appearances. Rodriguez returns to Pittsburgh where he played from 2015-2016. Aug 5 - 1:57 PM

Depth Charts

The Pirates have shut down Francisco Cervelli (quad) for the remainder of the regular season.

Cervelli suffered a quad injury in late August and the team doesn't want him to push things with only 12 games on the calendar. "The reality is we've run out of time," said Pirates manager Clint Hurdle. He'll finish the year with a .249/.342/.370 batting line with five homers and 31 RBI over 81 games. His salary jumps to $10.5 million next year.

Pirates' general manager Neil Huntington said Saturday that he doesn't expect Jung Ho Kang to return to the team.

Huntington stated, "Getting Kang back would be huge. We don’t think it’s going to happen, but it would be huge." Kang missed the entire 2017 season after he was denied a visa to the United States due to his third DUI arrest last December. He has yet to secure a visa for this season either, and it doesn't sound like it's going to happen any time soon.

Pirates' manager Clint Hurdle announced Thursday that X-rays on the finger of Ivan Nova came back negative.

Nova was pulled from Thursday's game after he was hit by a pitch while squaring to bunt, but it appears that he was able to avoid any structural damage. Either way, he isn't going to pitch again this season but should be fully healthy heading into 2018.